Overcoming High-Temperature Logging Challenges While Staying Cost-Effective for a Tight Gas Project in the Sultanate of Oman

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Briner ◽  
Iman Ketabchi ◽  
Sergey Nadezhdin
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Tight Gas ◽  
Sultanate Of Oman

Successful Logging on Tractor in a High-Temperature Openhole Horizontal Well in a Tight Gas Field in the Sultanate of Oman

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Briner ◽  
Sergey Nadezhdin ◽  
Sergio Tessari ◽  
Jeroen Smit ◽  
Yazeed Busaidi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Horizontal Well ◽  
Tight Gas ◽  
Sultanate Of Oman ◽  
Gas Field

Narrowing longitudinally coupled prefabricated slab track maintenance duration with field data analysis of slab deformation under high temperature

2021 ◽  
pp. 095440972098626
Author(s):  
Zai-Wei Li ◽  
Xiao-Zhou Liu ◽  
Hong-Yao Lu ◽  
Yue-Lei He
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Periodic Variation ◽  
Longitudinal Force ◽  
Distribution Analysis ◽  
High Speed Rail ◽  
Track Maintenance ◽  
Slab Track

The deformation of longitudinally coupled prefabricated slab track (LCPST) due to high temperature may lead to a reduction in ride comfort and safety in high-speed rail (HSR) operation. It is thus critical to understand and track the development of such defects. This study develops an online monitoring system to analyze LCPST deformation at different slab depths under various temperatures. The trackside system, powered by solar energy with STM8L core that is ultra-low in energy consumption, is used to collect data of LCPST deformation and temperature level uninterruptedly. With canonical correlation analysis, it is found that LCPST deformation presents similar periodic variation to yearly temperature fluctuation and large longitudinal force may be generated as heat accumulates in summer, thereby causing track defects. Then the distribution of temperature and deformation data is categorized based on fuzzy c-means clustering. Through the distribution analysis, it is suggested that slab inspection can be shortened to 6 hours, i.e. from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, reducing 14.3% track inspection workload from the current practice. The price of workload reduction is only a 2% chance of missed detection of slab deformation. The finding of this research can be used to enhance LCPST monitoring efficiency and reduce interruption to HSR operation, which is an essential step in promoting reliable and cost-effective track service.

Electrodeposited IrO2/Ti electrodes as durable and cost-effective anodes in high-temperature polymer-membrane-electrolyte water electrolyzers

2018 ◽  
Vol 226 ◽  
pp. 289-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seunghoe Choe ◽  
Byung-Seok Lee ◽  
Min Kyung Cho ◽  
Hyoung-Juhn Kim ◽  
Dirk Henkensmeier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Polymer Membrane ◽  
Polymer Membrane Electrolyte

A cost-effective Fe-rich compositionally complicated alloy with superior high-temperature oxidation resistance

2021 ◽  
Vol 180 ◽  
pp. 109190
Author(s):  
Yu Yin ◽  
Qiyang Tan ◽  
Yitian Zhao ◽  
Qiang Sun ◽  
Zhiming Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Oxidation Resistance ◽  
High Temperature Oxidation ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Temperature Oxidation

Utilizing Novel Expandable Steel Packers to Overcome Multi-Stage Fracturing Completion Deployment Challenges in Horizontal Gas Wells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ebikebena M. Ombe ◽  
Ernesto G. Gomez ◽  
Aldia Syamsudhuha ◽  
Abdullah M. AlKwiter
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Outer Diameter ◽  
Gas Wells ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
High Pressure High Temperature ◽  
Zonal Isolation ◽  
Gas Bearing ◽  
Productive Time

Abstract This paper discusses the successful deployment of Multi-stage Fracturing (MSF) completions, composed of novel expandable steel packers, in high pressure, high temperature (HP/HT) horizontal gas wells. The 5-7/8" horizontal sections of these wells were drilled in high pressure, high temperature gas bearing formations. There were also washed-outs & high "dog-legs" along their wellbores, due to constant geo-steering required to keep the laterals within the hydrocarbon bearing zones. These factors introduced challenges to deploying the conventional MSF completion in these laterals. Due to the delicate nature of their packer elastomers and their susceptibility to degradation at high temperature, these conventional MSF completions could not be run in such hostile down-hole conditions without the risk of damage or getting stuck off-bottom. This paper describes the deployment of a novel expandable steel packer MSF completion in these tough down-hole conditions. These expandable steel packers could overcome the challenges mentioned above due to the following unique features: High temperature durability. Enhanced ruggedness which gave them the ability to be rotated & reciprocated during without risk of damage. Reduced packer outer diameter (OD) of 5.500" as compared to the 5.625" OD of conventional elastomer MSF packers. Enhanced flexibility which enabled them to be deployed in wellbores with high dog-leg severity (DLS). With the ability to rotate & reciprocate them while running-in-hole (RIH), coupled with their higher annular clearance & tolerance of high temperature, the expandable steel packers were key to overcoming the risk of damaging or getting stuck with the MSF completion while RIH. Also, due to the higher setting pressure of the expandable steel packers when compared to conventional elastomer packers, there was a reduced risk of prematurely setting the packers if high circulating pressure were encountered during deployment. Another notable advantage of these expandable packers is that they provided an optimization opportunity to reduce the number of packers required in the MSF completion. In a conventional MSF completion, two elastomer packers are usually required to ensure optimum zonal isolation between each MSF stage. However, due to their superior sealing capability, only one expandable steel packer is required to ensure good inter-stage isolation. This greatly reduces the number of packers required in the MSF completion, thereby reducing its stiffness & ultimately reducing the probability of getting stuck while RIH. The results of using these expandable steel packers is the successful deployment of the MSF completions in these harsh down-hole conditions, elimination of non-productive time associated with stuck or damaged MSF completion as well as the safe & cost-effective completion in these critical horizontal gas wells.

Influence of Rock Properties and Geomechanics on Hydraulic Fracturing: A Case Study from the Amin Deep Tight Gas Reservoir, Sultanate of Oman.

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satya V. Perumalla ◽  
Antonio Santagati ◽  
Michael Tony Addis ◽  
Sultan Hamed Al-Mahruqy ◽  
Joe Curtino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Rock Properties ◽  
Tight Gas ◽  
Sultanate Of Oman ◽  
Gas Reservoir ◽  
Tight Gas Reservoir
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